{{Short description|Military fort in Haikou, Hainan, China}} {{more citations needed|date=December 2012}}{{Infobox military installation |name=Xiuying Fort<br/>'''秀英炮台''' |location=[[Haikou]], Hainan, China |coordinates= |image= Xiuying Fort, front entrance - 03.jpg |image_size= 200px |caption= |map_type= |map_size= |type= |built= |builder= |controlledby= |materials= |height= |used= |condition= |ownership= }} '''Xiuying Fort''' ({{zh|s=秀英炮台|t=秀英砲臺|p=Xiùyīng Paòtaí}}) (designation number: 6-1031) is located in [[Haikou]] City, Hainan Province, China.
== History == It was constructed in 1890 by the [[Qing Dynasty|Qing]] government to counter the [[Sino–French War|threat of the French]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hainan.gov.cn/data/lyxx_jd/2003/12/24/ |title=秀英炮台 |publisher=Hainan.gov.cn |date=2003-12-25 |access-date=2012-06-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810020215/http://www.hainan.gov.cn/data/lyxx_jd/2003/12/24/ |archive-date=August 10, 2011 }}</ref>
It was used to defend against the 1890 invasion by France, and in 1932 against the Japanese during the [[Cole attack]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}
It is assigned the designation number 6-1031.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}
==See also== * [[Major national historical and cultural sites (Hainan)]]
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==External links== [[File:秀英炮台 - Xiuying Fortress - 2016.01 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Cannon]] {{Commons category|Xiuying Fort}}
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